Socio-Economic Impact of Chandoli Dam: Perception Based Study of the Selected Villages of Warna River Basin

The present study forms a part of Warna river basin in Maharashtra State of India, which includes the Chandoli dam (Warna dam). Warna River is a major tributary of the Krishna River, which forms the northern boundary of Kolhapur, and rises in Sahyadri ranges of Maharashtra. The dam is benefited to 105 villages in the basin, having a command area of 50131 hectares for irrigation facilities. The focus of the research work is to determine the socio economic impact of dam.